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Congratulations Maria Rojas has won our fifth prize giveaway celebrating National Library Week. Maria has won a $15 iTunes Gift Card.

Congratulations Tara Romito has won our fourth prize giveaway celebrating National Library Week. Tara has won a $30 gift card to Barnes & Noble. Make sure you get your entries for tomorrow's prize in by Friday at 3:00 p.m.

An afternoon tea will be held in the Library at 3:30pm on Thursday, April 17, in honor of Erma Banks, CSU Librarian and Associate Professor, who is recipient of the Columbus Library Association's 2008 LIBRA Award. A short LIBRA presentation ceremony will also be held. Tea and desserts will be served. Please come help Professor Banks celebrate this happy occasion and enjoy some tea, scones and other goodies.

Congratulations Tia Smith has won our third prize giveaway at the Music Library and Ellen McDaniel is the winner at the Schwob Library celebrating National Library Week. Tia and Ellen have won JVC Gumy headphones. Make sure you stop by the Circulation Desk at the Schwob Library Thursday to enter in the open raffle by 3:00 p.m. (This raffle is open to Students, Faculty, and Staff)

Congratulations Ayesha Thompson has won our second prize giveaway celebrating National Library Week. Ayesha has won a 2G Jump Drive + Jump Drive Case. Make sure you get your entries for tomorrow's prize in by Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

Congratulations Ashley Ford has won our first prize giveaway celebrating National Library Week. Ashley has won a $25.00 Itunes Gift Card. Make sure you get your entries for tomorrow's prize in by Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.

In celebration of National Library Week, CSU Libraries is hosting a Student Poetry Jam on Tuesday, April 15, 12:30-1:30 in the main library. Light refreshments will be served. Sign up to read in the library or email Paula Adams at adams_paula@colstate.edu by April 14.

JOIN THE CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE! CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK WITH CSU LIBRARIES APRIL 14TH - 18TH

CSU Libraries will host a meeting of the Muscogee Genealogical Society on Saturday, April 12, at 3:30pm. The meeting will be held in the Schwob Library's third floor classroom (the basement entrance will be open from 3:15 to 4:45). The program is entitled “Using Genealogical Electronic Resources" and will be presented by John Lyles (Columbus Public Library) and Callie McGinnis (CSU Library). The program will feature live demonstrations of Footnote.com and Genealogybank.com and provide helpful hints for searching Ancestry.com and the Family History Catalog. Free and open to the public. Call 706-562-1494 for more information.

Library Closings: CSU Libraries will be closed March 1-3, Saturday through Monday, for Spring Break. On March 3 the library staff will be attending an all- day staff development event off campus. The libraries will resume break hours on Tuesday (Tuesday-Friday 8am- 5pm for the main library; and 9am-5pm for the Music Library). Both libraries will resume their regular semester hours for the weekend. We hope that all members of the CSU community have an enjoyable and safe Spring Break!

The Schwob Library will present The African American Read-In, Monday, February 4th at 12:00 - 1:30pm, in the Library. We invite you and your students to participate in this event. Please announce to your classes. Potential participants are asked to respond by January 31st. Light refreshments will be served.

CSU Libraries Present The 7th Annual University-Wide Faculty Research Forum Series. Series Theme: International Faculty Research January 31, 2008-- The Zions of Africa: Non-Nicean Christianities of Modern Africa Dr. Joel Tishken, Associate Professor of History. Computer History Myths Debunked Dr. Wayne Summers, Professor of Computer Science. February 7, 2008-- Child Care Experience and Self-Regulation in Early Childhood Dr. Pinar Gurkas, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Surviving Relics of American Colonialism in the Philippines Dr. Joseph McCallus, Professor of English. February 14, 2008-- Teaching Politeness Strategies Using Communicative Language Tasks Dr. K. Seon Jeon, Assistant Professor of English. Teaching Mathematical Concepts Through Problem Solving Dr. Deirdre Greer, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education. Teaching Race & Ethnic Relations in Global Times: Pedagogical Concerns Dr. Florence Wakoko-Studstill, Associate Professor of Sociology. All forums will be held in the Schwob Library’s first floor meeting area. Light lunch refreshments will be served beginning at noon; presentations will start at 12:30 and conclude at 1:30.

CSU Libraries will close for the December holidays at 5pm on Tuesday, December 18. The Schwob Library will reopen on Wednesday, January 2 at 8am. The Music Library will reopen that same day at 9am. Please stop by before the 18th and check out some books for your leisure reading over the break -- and continue to use our online resources by clicking on GALILEO on the library home page (library.colstate.edu). Happy Holidays!

It was announced on Novemeber 13, that GIL Express, a service offered by all University System of Georgia (USG) Libraries, was awarded a GOLD Level Team Award by USG Chancellor Errol B. Davis, Jr. GIL Express provides unmediated interlibrary loan of books for all currently enrolled/employeed USG students, faculty and staff. Borrowers have access to over 4 million titles in the USG online union catalog (gil.usguc.edu) and receive their requested items in 2 to 3 days. Congratulations to the CSU Circulation Department -- Cynthia Fears, Shirley Hinckley, Brandi Epps, Regina McHenry and all their student assistants -- for helping to make GIL Express an award-winning service!